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Medicare's Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program (201002-15) Medicare s Competitive Bidding Program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) is designed to ensure beneficiaries with Original Medicare continue to receive quality medical equipment and related services from accredited suppliers, while reducing out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare beneficiaries and saving the Medicare program money. Medicare s current fee schedule rates for DMEPOS items are overpriced and based on outdated, inflated supplier charges from over 20 years ago. Competitive bidding among suppliers will establish new, lower Medicare payment amounts for DMEPOS items. The DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program: starts January 1, 2011 in nine areas of the country and will be phased into other areas in future years;applies to Medicare beneficiaries who live in (or travel to) these areas and who buy or rent certain items of durable medical equipment and supplies;includes items such as oxygen equipment and supplies, certain power wheelchairs, walkers, mail order diabetic supplies and hospital beds; andselects enough qualified, accredited contract suppliers to meet Medicare beneficiaries needs for competitively bid items and services. The nine initial competitive bidding areas are:
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord (North Carolina and South Carolina)Cincinnati-Middletown (Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana)Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor (Ohio)Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (Texas)Kansas City (Missouri and Kansas)Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach (Florida)Orlando (Florida)Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (California) In order to help you stay fully and accurately informed about Medicare s DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, CMS has prepared the first in a series of program preview documents, which can be found at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Partnerships/03_DMEPOS_Toolkit.asp. We encourage you to share this information with your local affiliates throughout the country, particularly in the nine initial competitive bidding areas. Please note that program preview documents are not intended for distribution to Medicare beneficiaries. We ll be forwarding materials for you to share with beneficiaries later this year when DMEPOS users may need to take action.
Registration and playback for the "On Demand" Medicare University 2009 Virtual Convention has been extended by popular demand to March 31, 2010.
National Government Services has extended the availability for registration and playback of the 2009 Medicare University Virtual Convention "On Demand" courses through March 31, 2010. For the low cost of $150, you have access to over 60 unique on-demand courses, not offered through Medicare University, at a time that is convenient for you. Plus, you can earn as many as 57 continuing education units!
Visit the Course page on the Medicare University 2009 Virtual Convention Web site to view a list of all the on-demand courses. After March 31, 2010 there is no turning back, so register today at www.NGSMEDICARECONVENTION.com
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